Gawith vs. Gawith

[ofafeather]

[If I order from Synjeco what would be your top 5-7 items to procure? I hear the items made for them by Gawith are interesting as well.]​

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Let me first answer your question about Synjeco blends made by Gawith. I have some of their ropes and they are wonderful, particularly the Grenodd rope and Holker twist. They are completely different from the SG-GH ropes, the one made for Synjeco are bright Virginia (and some with Perique) low in nic but great in taste, absolutely to be tried.​

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For the SG I would go with all plugs but the best for me are the FVP, St. James Plug, RB plug (which is a scented FVP) and Groosemoore plug (which is a scented kendall plug).​

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For the GH if you like lakelands you should definitely try Ennerdale (which I would consider the benchmark for lakelands) and Bob's Chocolate (more of a cross-over blend). I would also notably mention the Scotch flake (a bright virginia with actually more of a chocolate taste, even more than Bob's chocolate flake) and Cherry cream flake (another bright Virginia with a nice but not overpowering cherry taste)​

Trying to hold myself back...I would probably focus on blends not available in the US so mostly the plugs and Synjeco blends.

 

[artvandelay007]

Trying to hold myself back...I would probably focus on blends not available in the US so mostly the plugs and Synjeco blends.

There’re lots of good suggestions here. The Synjeco ropes and twists are excellent and are different than the Gawith US offerings. Greenodd is my favorite there. Bad Nun is my favorite tobacco, basically the same as Westmorland SlicesI smoked them back to back and couldn’t discern a difference though it’s possible the additives differ slightly. I like Bad Nun I much more than Bad Nun II but both are worth trying. Revor plug is a must if you’ve never tried it. I want to pick up many of them.

St James plug and FVP are as excellent as the flakes, some say better. If you don’t like the flakes then skip them.

I haven’t had any of the other scented plugs but want to try them. I’m sure I’ll like Cob plug since it’s the same tobacco as 1792.

A few others you might consider if you like scented Gawith tobacco just because they aren’t available in the US. G&H Four Squires and SG Special Virginia Flake 1 - 5, 7. I haven’t tried these but want to give them a chance.

you may consider waiting for a 10% off sale unless you’re in a hurry.

 

[BROBS]

They have very little overlap and really aren't that similar at all.
G&H Best Brown 2 is a scented VaBur
SG Best Brown is a natural VA flake.

Not sure who dipped into who's name.. but not much is the same or even similar between the two.

Golden Glow > Best Brown > FVF
All the exact same flake pressed different amounts of time.

 

[ofafeather]

They have very little overlap and really aren't that similar at all.
G&H Best Brown 2 is a scented VaBur
SG Best Brown is a natural VA flake.

Not sure who dipped into who's name.. but not much is the same or even similar between the two.

Golden Glow > Best Brown > FVF
All the exact same flake pressed different amounts of time.

It’s always interesting. What about GH Brown Flake (various flavors) and BB#2? SG St James Flake - obviously has perique but is probably in the same vein as GG, BB and FVF.

 

[saltedplug]

I would always vote for plug over flake. Longer compression, perhaps higher; also some would say that the molecules bind to each other more greatly given the closer proximity.

And I remember that in this argument there was something about the binding given the heat heat generated in compression; but if so then only shortly, at the beginning given dissipation.

Back to compression causing melding. I'm unsure if valences increases when less distance makes this more opportune as it is the unbalanced charge of the molecule that drives the bond.

 

[BROBS]

It’s always interesting. What about GH Brown Flake (various flavors) and BB#2? SG St James Flake - obviously has perique but is probably in the same vein as GG, BB and FVF.

I believe brown flake is either unflavored or differently flavored best brown 2. ?

 

[BROBS]

I don’t believe G&H has a product similar to St James. Louisiana flake maybe but it’s flavored more like Sams Flake.

 

[saltedplug]

LA Flake is a lighter, with less perique, than St. James.

I would say that GH Brown Flake is either not scented or scented very lightly.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

I don’t believe G&H has a product similar to St James. Louisiana flake maybe but it’s flavored more like Sams Flake.

Louisiana Flake might sound a bit weird what with having a chocolate topping but it really works. Makes it stand out from regular vapers and is something a little bit different.

Best Brown No2 has a lovely sugar topping and I prefer it to regular Best Brown.

 

[cigrmaster]

I do also like SG Golden Glow and have a dozen or so of 2008 and 2010 tins.

 

[BROBS]

Louisiana Flake might sound a bit weird what with having a chocolate topping but it really works. Makes it stand out from regular vapers and is something a little bit different.

Best Brown No2 has a lovely sugar topping and I prefer it to regular Best Brown.

I like BB2 but find it a little strong for a repeated smoke. Best Brown is a totally different animal and not really a comparison as it’s a straight brown VA flake.

 

[BROBS]

I would say that GH Brown Flake is either not scented or scented very lightly.

What I mean is that the Brown flake whether unscented/scented/licorice/vanilla/etc is the same as best brown 2 at base.

 

[ofafeather]

What I mean is that the Brown flake whether unscented/scented/licorice/vanilla/etc is the same as best brown 2 at base.

So you think GH BB and BB#2 are basically the same?

 

[BROBS]

So you think GH BB and BB#2 are basically the same?

All the G&H brown flakes are the same I believe

what’s BB?

 

[artvandelay007]

All the G&H brown flakes are the same I believe

what’s BB?

BB#2 is a completely different blend than Brown Flake U/S. BB#2 has just a touch of burley while BF has more and a touch of dark fired leaf. Here is a description of the components for BF from Synjeco.

As with Bright CR Flake, this is another tobacco that devises its flavour simply from the choice of leaf in the blend, and has no additional casings or flavours to enhance the smoke. (u/s - stands for unscented) 83.5% Blended virginias are combined with a relatively high (for English Blends at any rate) proportion of Malawi Burley, 12.5%, to give flavour and depth to the smoke, and the addition of just 4% Malawi dark fired leaf is sufficient to combat the typical sharpness of the virginia leaf resulting in a rounded medium strength smoke.

 

[BROBS]

BB#2 is a completely different blend than Brown Flake U/S. BB#2 has just a touch of burley while BF has more and a touch of dark fired leaf. Here is a description of the components for BF from Synjeco.

As with Bright CR Flake, this is another tobacco that devises its flavour simply from the choice of leaf in the blend, and has no additional casings or flavours to enhance the smoke. (u/s - stands for unscented) 83.5% Blended virginias are combined with a relatively high (for English Blends at any rate) proportion of Malawi Burley, 12.5%, to give flavour and depth to the smoke, and the addition of just 4% Malawi dark fired leaf is sufficient to combat the typical sharpness of the virginia leaf resulting in a rounded medium strength smoke.

G&H says they are the same flake different flavor:

 

[artvandelay007]

G&H says they are the same flake different flavor:
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Where are you finding that? Is that catalog online somewhere?

 

[BROBS]

Part of the problem is G&H especially is sometimes very cryptic about their ingredients. Then other times they list them out 100%.

 

[BROBS]

Where are you finding that? Is that catalog online somewhere?

That’s the snippet on Tobaccoreviews. ?
Not saying it’s gospel but I believe the brown flakes are the same the BB2 just has Lakeland on the VA

 

[ofafeather]

Plus BB#2 is the only tinned version. Not sure if it's in bulk.